What You're Doing, Where We're Going
This year’s Literary Arts Festival–the 40th annual installation of this City Tech institution–will no doubt be different than the previous 39, but certainly exciting and enriching as always.
We’re spotlighting both the festival itself–now virtual via Zoom–and the revamped call for student submissions.… Continue reading this post
The OpenLab Team is here for you, but where exactly is here?
Throughout the semester, the OpenLab Team hosts weekly open hours for students, faculty, and staff to get acquainted with the OpenLab, ask questions, explore new tools, and learn more about what’s possible when working in an open digital environment.… Continue reading this post
In our latest screencast, Digital Pedagogy Fellow Olivia will show you how to edit your site’s menu to add (or delete, or re-order) pages, posts, and categories.
For a written version of these same instructions with screenshots, you can also visit our Help documentation here.… Continue reading this post
Welcome to spring semester! Getting started on the OpenLab, even if you’ve used it before, can sometimes be overwhelming- there are so many different options for what you can do! On this edition of the Spotlight, we’re spotlighting one way to get inspiration and learn cool things you can do on the OpenLab without feeling overwhelmed.… Continue reading this post
This week, I spotlight the amazing student-led group, the Experiential Art & Design Club. This club provides a âspace to create & playtest digital experiencesâ: you can join to âmake video games, immersive art, AR filters, websites, and literally anything else you can think of.â… Continue reading this post
The Architecture Club has existed for over 30 years at City Tech! This week, I spotlight their OpenLab site, which shows how clubs can use the OpenLab to keep members engaged during this period of distance education. Below are some noteworthy features of their site.… Continue reading this post
This week, I spotlight Dr. Bowersâ Pharmacology OpenLab course, which implements some innovative practices well-suited to distance education. These include:
Last week, I spotlighted ComD Advisement Information site, which digitally guides students through the advisement process, and is replete with information they need to stay on track and complete their majors. This week, I spotlight the ComD Internship Coordination site, which âis designed to helpâ students âfind fieldwork/ situations of approximately eight hours per week at an internship site approved by the Department Internship instructor such as an advertising agency, graphic design firm, corporate design office, publications art department, photography or illustration studio, TV or multimedia production company.â… Continue reading this post
Student advisement, like much of college life, has moved online this semester. This week, I spotlight the ComD Advisement Information Site, which is replete with âonline advisement toolsâ and shows how departments can use the OpenLab to provide guidance for students moving toward graduation, even during a largely virtual semester.… Continue reading this post
This fall, the OpenLab launched a new course template that comes with an âoptional student survey that faculty can use to understand how their students are situated regarding technology, working space, etc.â
The survey was adapted from research by Maura Smale and Mariana Regalada.… Continue reading this post
The OpenLab is an open-source, digital platform designed to support teaching and learning at City Tech (New York City College of Technology), and to promote student and faculty engagement in the intellectual and social life of the college community.
